Nersa's council tariffs flawed

SAPOA: CALLS FOR ELECTRICITY TARIFF HIKES TO BE LIMITED TO 'NO MORE THAN 5%'

- Antoinette Slabbert

The process energy regulator Nersa is following to determine electricity tariffs for municipal supply areas is procedurally unfair, and meaningful public participation is impossible without access to crucial cost-of-supply (CoS) studies.

This is the view expressed by the SA Property Owner's Association (Sapoa) in its submission to Nersa regarding the electricity tariff applications for 2025/26.

Nersa is currently considering the applications of 172 municipal distributors. If approved, these will take effect on 1 July. On 12 June, at the third energy regulator meeting, it dealt with 45 applications.

Municipal electricity tariff determination has been in turmoil for some time with several municipalities' tariffs having been reviewed in court and set aside.